Moviegoing With WD

[browngirl]

I do so love all the details he notices. :)

(I may write a review of Watchmen later, or I may not. I found it was worth seeing, if [appropriately] horrifying in spots.)

ETA : Having now seen this open letter by the co-scriptwriter, where he compares moviegoers to sexual assault victims (in the "you know you enjoyed it" way), maybe I'm sorry I saw it.

Comments

[cantkeepsilent.livejournal.com]

Agreed. If someone is on that road, I will respect whatever description they choose for themselves, but I'm not inclined to believe that bad shit is a good thing just because it forced us to endure it. Maybe that's true of the chicken pox or my high school chemistry class, but I don't owe shit to someone who violently assaulted me.

Specifically in the case of this graphic novel (which was written over twenty years ago by a very uncuddly man for a predominately geeky male audience, just to be clear that it is not a particularly well-informed treatment of the subject matter), I am lead to conclude that Sally was victimized, and spent a lifetime grappling with how to perceive herself and treat those around her.